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The teaser trailer for The Bast Man: The Final Chapters dropped during the Urbanworld Film Festival, the same event where the film originally premiered in 1999. The Peacock limited series will premiere all 8 episodes on December 22. Watch the trailer in the video posted above.

EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm D. Lee’s Blackmaled Productions, is helming a new drama series in development with Peacock titled, Drunk on Love. This latest venture is part of Lee’s first-look deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and marks a step in amplifying the voices of creatives of color within the industry.

Ludacris is working with BET+ to develop a TV comedy-drama series based on his early musical career.In the late ’90s, Ludacris – real name Christopher Bridges – was an intern at Atlanta’s Hot 97.5. He later became a popular DJ under the name Chris Lova Lova.Now, The Hollywood Reporter has reported that a new series will explore the Atlanta rapper’s “experience coming up in the competitive music scene in Atlanta as DJ Chris Lova Lova” and will focus on “the misadventures of a sharply drawn ensemble who are willing to do anything and everything to bolster ratings at their hip-hop radio station.”Noah Gardenswartz, known for his Golden Globe-winning work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, is currently penning the script and will also serve as an executive producer for the upcoming show.Ludacris himself will play a dual role as an executive producer and the music supervisor for the series.

Even with the institution of gender neutral categories in the acting and supporting acting fields, everything old is new again as the Seventh Annual Black Reel Television Awards (BoltsTV) announced the list of this year’s nominees for recognition. Two names were still returning favorites to the nominations field which also included one record-breaking repeat performance and one surprising new entrant to challenge them all.

EXCLUSIVE: Kennedy Ryan’s bestselling novel Before I Let Go is in development at Peacock from UCP and Universal Television.

BreAnna Bell On the heels of his successful series “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” on Peacock, Malcolm D. Lee has extended his first-look deal with Universal Television. As part of the deal, he will continue to write, develop and produce new projects via his Blackmaled Productions banner for a variety of platforms. “Malcolm is an incredibly gifted writer, director and producer with an impressive ability to tell entertaining, nuanced stories that shatter records along the way,” said Erin Underhill, president of Universal Television. “We’re overjoyed at the success of ‘The Best Man: The Final Chapters,’ and we look forward to partnering with Malcolm on many more exciting and memorable projects.”

So many stars made it out for the 54th NAACP Awards on Saturday evening (February 25) in Pasadena, Calif.

EXCLUSIVE: Maurice ‘Mo’ Marable will direct the sci-fi-action feature The Fall, for Amblin Partners. Dalton Leeb & Nicholas Jacobson-Larson are penning the script, which is based on the Pete Bridges spec script. Malcolm D. Lee, Adam Kolbrenner, Robyn Meisinger and Ryan Cunninhgham are producing.

More than two decades after the premiere of Universal’s The Best Man, fans will revisit with the cast in Peacock‘s limited series The Best Man: The Final Chapters premiering on December 22. The streamer released the first official trailer above.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Devotion,” a drama about a group of elite fighter pilots during the Korean War, will screen at the opening night of the Urbanworld Film Festival. The Sony Pictures and Black Label Media production was directed by J.D. Dillard and stars Jonathan Majors, who will serve as the festival’s official ambassador. HBO will return as a founding partner of the Urbanworld Film Festival, and Visa will serve as presenting partner. The festival will take place from Oct. 26 to Oct. 30. “This year’s slate is incredibly impressive,” said Karen McMullen, head of programming. “We have some of the top artists in the industry as well as exciting new voices premiering their films at Urbanworld. It has been a privilege working alongside this organization as we move into our 26th year as a festival. We can’t wait to see everyone in person in New York City to help us celebrate our dynamic films and filmmakers.”

Angelique Jackson Filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee has long considered how he’d wrap up the stories of “The Best Man” crew — Lance (Morris Chestnut), Shelby (Melissa De Sousa), Harper (Taye Diggs), Candace (Regina Hall), Quentin (Terrence Howard), Robyn (Sanaa Lathan), Jordan (Nia Long) and Murch (Harold Perrineau).

several recurring guest stars together with the original stars from the films --  Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Harold Perrineau.Based on the Universal movies by writer-director Malcolm D. Lee, will catch up with Harper (Diggs), Robyn (Lathan), Jordan (Long), Lance (Chestnut), Quentin (Howard), Shelby (De Sousa), Candace (Hall) and Murch (Perrineau) as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.Lee, who oversaw the films and is behind the limited series, directed four episodes alongside Charles Stone III, Robert Townsend and Stacey Muhammad. Lee also served as a producer with Dayna Lynne North ().«Here we go! The band is back together! I am very excited to bring these iconic characters back to the fans who have supported us through this franchise,» Lee said in a statement when the series was announced last February.

Universal’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion today announced the debut of the Universal Writers Lab. The new initiative is mean to elevate the Universal Writers Program experience, which the studio launched in 2014.

Wilson Chapman editorIn celebration of Juneteenth, AMC Theatres will present special screenings of “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Best Man” and other popular movies focusing on Black voices.From this Friday to Wednesday, select AMC locations will offer special screenings of “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Best Man,” “Just Mercy” and “42.” The screenings will be available to audiences at a discounted price of $5.Directed by Shaka King, “Judas and the Black Messiah” tells the story of Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya, who won an Oscar for the role) and his murder by the FBI, after being betrayed by informant William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield). The film premiered last year to critical acclaim, and was nominated for six Oscars.

Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Harold Perrineau  — who have returned to reprise their iconic roles for the spinoff. The series, based upon the eponymous Universal film franchise written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, will catch up with Harper (Diggs), Robyn (Lathan), Jordan (Long), Lance (Chestnut), Quentin (Howard), Shelby (De Sousa), Candace (Hall) and Murch (Perrineau) as their relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHBO Max’s new series “One Perfect Shot” is a masterclass in filmmaking. Ava DuVernay hosts and executive produces the series, inspired by the Twitter account of the same name.Patty Jenkins, Aaron Sorkin, Kasi Lemmons, Jon M. Chu, Malcolm D.

Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Harold Perrineau  — have returned to reprise their iconic roles. Based on the Universal movies by writer-director Malcolm D. Lee, will catch up with Harper (Diggs), Robyn (Lathan), Jordan (Long), Lance (Chestnut), Quentin (Howard), Shelby (De Sousa), Candace (Hall) and Murch (Perrineau) as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.On March 14, Morris Chestnut gave fans the first peek behind the scenes of production, posting a photo of himself smiling alongside Lee.

GMA” Friday morning. The 2017 film starred Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah and was the breakout role for Tiffany Haddish, and Packer said that he’s spoken with the cast and with director Malcolm D. Lee about the sequel as the perfect salve for a post-pandemic world.

Boyz II Men is in the works.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Malcolm D.

From writer Tracy Oliver (“Girls Trip”), Amazon’s latest streaming comedy “Harlem” follows a set of girlfriends in their 30s—Columbia University anthropology professor Camille (Meagan Good), fashioner designer Quinn (Grace Byers), queer dating app creator Tye (Jerrie Johnson), and aspiring singer Angie (Shoniqua Shandai)—as they navigate their professional and personal lives in their rapidly changing neighborhood.

Angelique Jackson Starz has acquired “Finding Kendrick Johnson,” setting a December 2021 release date for writer-director Jason Pollock’s new documentary as part of the network’s holiday slate.Narrated by Jenifer Lewis (“Black-ish”) and produced by Malcolm D.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has set an Academy-qualifying U.S. theatrical run for the Jason Pollock doc Finding Kendrick Johnson.

Rebecca Davis editorWith the NBA still on the outs with China and Nike hit with Chinese backlash over Xinjiang, it might seem that “Space Jam: A New Legacy” has two serious fouls against its chances of entering the world’s largest film market.But signs indicate that Beijing may uniquely embrace the “Space Jam” star LeBron James in a way that could actually give the film an assist, despite China’s ongoing spat with the league and James’ lifetime Nike deal.The Malcolm D.

Space Jam: A New Legacy star Gabriel Iglesias has responded to Pepé Le Pew’s removal from the movie.The skunk character, who appeared in the first Looney Tunes 1996 film, was due to appear in one scene which has since been left on the cutting room floor.The cut scene was filmed by original director Terence Nance, but when new director Malcolm D.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen the trailer for “Space Jam: A New Legacy” was released, it required multiple viewings just to spot all the cameos of famous Warner Bros. characters.

The second Space Jam movie just came out in theaters today (July 16) and there’s already talk about a third movie being made!

While awaiting the box-office results for , director Malcolm D. Lee is already thinking of the next movie in the series and is eager to cast wrestler-turned-actor for the movie.

Zendaya is opening up about her thoughts regarding the controversy over the resign of Lola Bunny for the upcoming Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— LeBron James leads the Tunes against the Goons in “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” a sequel to the 1996 movie that had Michael Jordan headlining with Bugs Bunny. Director Malcolm D.

The other films that will be featured in the showcase are Spike Lee’s acclaimed Brooklyn dramedy “Do the Right Thing,” Denzel Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s “Fences,” Gina Prince-Bythewood’s debut film “Love & Basketball,” Malcolm D. Lee’s comedy threequel “Barbershop: The Next Cut,” David Oyelowo’s directorial debut “The Water Man,” and Kasi Lemmons’ biopic “Harriet” starring Cynthia Erivo in an Oscar-nominated performance as Harriet Tubman.

she voices Lola Bunny. “We’re the best teammates he’s ever had,” Lola says in a clip released on Twitter June 6.

What would you do if your son gets kidnapped? Would you go on a “Taken”-style revenge mission, murdering anyone in your path? Or maybe you’ll do a “John Wick”-style revenge mission where you, once again, murder anyone in your path? Well, if you’re LeBron James, you avenge the kidnapping of your son by teaming up with cartoon characters to play a game of basketball against the criminal who has your child.

EXCLUSIVE: Adrian Holmes (V-Wars), Nicole Ari Parker (Boogie Nights), Brad James (Outer Banks) and Jade Eschete (Really Love) are set as series regulars alongside Sinqua Walls, Emayatzy Corinealdi and Christian Keyes in At That Age, NBC’s ensemble drama pilot from Carla Banks-Waddles, Malcolm D. Lee, Debra Martin Chase and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

this summer has something for every kind of movie fan.Some of the directors of the biggest films of the season, including “F9,” “The Suicide Squad” and “In the Heights,” share a few of their favorite stories from the making of their big screen spectacles.———Malcolm D. Lee on directing LeBron James in “Space Jam: A New Legacy”:“The thing with LeBron is he’s very professional.

Zendaya has joined the cast of the upcoming movie Space Jam: A New Legacy in the role of Lola Bunny!

EXCLUSIVE: Sinqua Walls (American Soul) is set as a series regular in At That Age, NBC’s ensemble drama pilot from Carla Banks-Waddles, Malcolm D. Lee, Debra Martin Chase and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.